Coates Charles Rev (4 results)

Leather. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this comprehensive survey of the town of Reading, with a large folding plan and plates. The first edition of this large paper work.Bound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards. Marbled endpapers.Illustrated with a folding plan and seven further plates (one folding), depicting buildings such as St. Laurence's Church and St. Mary's Church. Collated, complete.A fascinating early 19th-century look at the history and antiquities of Reading, described here as a "handsome borough town, situated on the Bath road, in the Eastern part of Berkshire". Written by Charles Coates, an English cleric and antiquarian.Beginning with the first mention of the town in 871, this volume explores the churches, monuments, schools, estates, burials and streets of Reading, with accounts of the lives of local vicars, and the charters of Elizabeth, Charles I and Charles II. Bound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards. Marbled endpapers. Externally, rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Crack to the tail of the front joint. Ownership bookplate of one Alfred Chadwick to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional light spots. Good. book.

Half Calf/Marbled Boards. Condition: Very Good. xvi, 464pp, 28pp appendix, 68pp Supplement to the History and Antiquities of Reading with corrections and additions by the author, printed by Snare and Man in Reading, 1820, illustrated with 8 engraved plates as called for, two folding, first plate has some spotting, title page rather browned, some offsetting from the plates, very occasional marks internally, otherwise pages appear to be clean, the bottom edge of plate III has been cut so that there is some loss to the descriptive text, contemporary ink inscription to inner endpaper, marbled endpapers and edges, half smooth calf and marbled boards, spine has raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration, corners gently bumped, boards a little rubbed. The Rev. Charles Coates, Vicar of Osmington, and Preston, in the County of Dorset and Chaplain to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. PLEASE NOTE - EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS SHIPPING, AS THIS IS A LARGE HEAVY BOOK. Size: Quarto. Topography/History.

Full Calf. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book measures 34.5x27.5.cm. xv,[1],464pp, 27pp appendix,3pp corrections and additions, 7 plates, as index. Bound in period full calf, raised bands, gilt lines, full marble edges, marble endpapers. Rebacked retaining most of the original spines, some abrasion, age wear on corners. Generally a very nice clean firm binding. Internally, occasional minor spotting/foxing. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A very nice copy, in an attrctive period binding. F Size: Large Quarto.

First edition. 4to, 16 pp., modern blue morocco-backed boards, light spotting, old author attribution and ownership inscriptions to title, a very good example. Rare. ESTC lists 12 copies only. Author attribution from old note to title. One of the less common poetic outbursts occasioned by the return of Captain Cook from his First Voyage. 'What worlds discover'd, and what Oceans known: Now what enchanting Fair, with wanton smiles, Shone forth the Venus of the Southern Iles: Now what stern races they met of savage might, In Peace their Manners, and their Force in Fight. Much of their Search through Nature's boundless Reign The Sons of Science ask, nor ask in vain. From all the vegetable World unfolds, All that or Air or deepest Ocean holds, Their Treasures with collected Spoils are stor'd, Tribes yet unknown, and wonders unexplor'd.' Holmes, 10.